So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community.

The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of our island.

It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer.

No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God

[Self-defense is] justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws of society.

Free men have arms; slaves do not.

Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people.

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.

Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws.

The husband and wife are one, and that one is the husband.

By marriage the husband and wife are one person in law, that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage.

Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist.

And kindness is a weakness. I can see that now. But it's a weakness I'm still not sure I'd want to give up entirely .

To all intents and purposes Roxy was as white as anybody, but the one sixteenth of her which was black outvoted the other fifteen parts and made her a Negro. She was a slave, and salable as such.

Action is the antidote to despair.

The loss of a job may be the wake up-call needed to redeem the fire of your genius.

I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean?

Structure is not just a means to a solution. It is also a principle and a passion.

Rees's First Law of Quotations: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to George Bernard Shaw.

Men are; more inclined to ask curious questions than to obtain necessary instruction.

I am a tremendous 'Star Wars' fan; I know the story means an enormous love to me. I love the characters.